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Ken Stott
ACTOR

Ken Stott

Known for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Kenneth "Ken" Campbell Stott is an acclaimed Scottish stage, television and film actor. Best known to international audiences for portraying the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), he has earned widespread recognition in the United Kingdom for his intense, morally ambiguous roles in television crime dramas and West End theatre productions.

Snapshot 2026-10-15

Born
Oct 19, 1954
Birthplace
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Kenneth "Ken" Campbell Stott is an acclaimed Scottish stage, television and film actor. Best known to international audiences for portraying the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), he has earned widespread recognition in the United Kingdom for his intense, morally ambiguous roles in television crime dramas and West End theatre productions.

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Known For

MOVIEThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyBalin · 2012
★ 7.4
MOVIEThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesBalin · 2014
★ 7.3
MOVIEThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugBalin · 2013
★ 7.6
TVSilent Witness
Silent Witness2 eps · 1996
★ 7.6

Filmography

Movies

King LearCuran
1982
The Beggar's OperaJeremy Twitcher
1983
For Queen & CountryCivil Servant
1988
Your Cheatin' Heart
1990
AL
Anna Lee: HeadcaseBernie Schiller
1993
Bad CompanyJoe Hickey
1993
Being HumanGasper Dias
1994
Shallow GraveDetective Inspector McCall
1994
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful LifeWoland the Knifeman
1995
Saint-ExPrevot
1996
Fever PitchTed, the Headmaster
1997
Stone, Scissors, PaperRedfern
1997
The BoxerIke Weir
1997
DockersTommy Walton
1999
Plunkett & MacleaneThief Taker General Chance
1999
The Debt CollectorGary Keltie
1999
Vicious CircleMartin Cahill
1999
The Miracle MakerSimon Peter (voice)
2000
I'll Sleep When I'm DeadTurner
2003
Promoted to GloryMike
2003
The Key
2003
King ArthurMarius Honorius
2004
SpivsJack
2004
CasanovaDalfonso
2005
The Girl in the CaféChancellor
2005
The Mighty CeltGood Joe
2005
Uncle AdolfAdolf Hitler
2005
Dounreay: The Atomic DreamSelf - Narrator (voice)
2006
Charlie Wilson's WarZvi
2007
Hancock & JoanTony Hancock
2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianTrüffeljäger
2008
ToastDad
2010
One DayStephen Mayhew
2011
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyBalin
2012
The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugBalin
2013
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesBalin
2014
An Inspector CallsArthur Birling
2015
Man UpBert Patterson
2015
100 StreetsTerence
2016
Café SocietyMarty Dorfman
2016
The MercyStanley Best
2018
StrikeThe Boss (voice)
2019
The DigCharles Phillips
2021

Television

Secret ArmyBaroja · 1 eps
1977
Screen TwoRedfern · 1 eps
1985
The Singing DetectiveUncle John · 2 eps
1986
Your Cheatin' HeartFraser Boyle · 6 eps
1990
All Good ThingsLawrence Wilson · 6 eps
1991
Takin' Over the AsylumEddie · 6 eps
1994
AM
A Mug's GameMcCaffrey · 4 eps
1996
RhodesBarney Barnato · 8 eps
1996
Silent Witness2 eps
1996
The ViceDI Pat Chappel · 22 eps
1999
RebusInspector John Rebus · 10 eps
2000
MessiahDCI Red Metcalfe · 9 eps
2001
Send In The DogsNarrator · 12 eps
2008
The RunawayJoey · 6 eps
2011
FortitudeErling Munk · 10 eps
2015
Scotland The Promised LandNarrator (Voice) · 3 eps
2016
War and PeaceBazdeev · 6 eps
2016
FP
Flour Power10 eps
2019
CrimeDCS Robert Toal · 2 eps
2021
CrimeDCS Bob Toal · 4 eps
2021

Photos

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